Sustainable Engineering Studio PLLC provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering consulting services for commercial, institutional and residential facilities. Our engineers have extensive engineering experience and thorough knowledge of New York City, New York State and International Building Codes, as well as NYC/NYS Energy Codes. Since we believe that the integrated design is the most energy efficient, environmentally friendly and economically sound way to design buildings, we communicate and coordinate early in the development phase of the project with all involved parties, from owners and architects to contractors and plan examiners, so the project is smoothly and timely brought from inception through to completion. We provide the following consulting services, from schematic design to construction:
Our engineers have many years of building code compliance review experience with the city authorities. We provide well-timed and accurate building code compliance plan reviews and set up meetings with city plan examiners to address all open objections. By properly and timely reviewing plans and addressing all building code compliance issues and open objections, obtaining building permit is completed efficiently and cost-effectively. Areas where we provide building code compliance consulting are:
Our engineers perform all the required energy calculations (envelope, mechanical, electrical) and select design approaches to make sure that the construction documents meet all the energy code requirements. Areas where we provide energy code compliance consulting are:
We perform energy code calculations for projects ranging from simple buildings using ResCHECK/ComCHECK programs, to complex buildings which require more demanding energy modeling, using eQuest / DOE-2 software and ASHRAE 90.1 standard. We have many years of energy code compliance plans review experience with the city authorities. By properly and timely reviewing plans and addressing all energy code compliance issues and open objections with city plan examiners, obtaining building permit is completed efficiently and cost-effectively.
We provide green building and LEED® consulting services and filing with U.S. Green Building Council. Our engineers are LEED® accredited professionals and have strong knowledge and experience with USGBC filing process for mechanical, electrical and plumbing credits. We select materials, equipment and engineering approaches during the design and construction phases of the project to assure that the highest possible number of credits is secured. We also write and review specifications for LEED® compliance. Communication and coordination early in the development phase of the project with all involved parties is our way of securing that the project is smoothly and timely brought from the inception through to the final LEED® certification.
One of the main advantages of the energy simulation is client's early awareness of energy consumption of the building and energy cost for different design options, so informed decision could be made about the most cost-effective and energy-efficient design approach. Our engineers work closely with the owners, architects and other disciplines engineers in order to provide the best thermal comfort, space lighting and building orientation, yet the highest energy efficiency and most economically and environmentally friendly design approach. This way we increase energy efficiency while reducing first and maintenance costs and lowering environmental impact. We perform advanced climate analysis, integrated energy systems design and energy modeling using eQUEST (DOE-2) software, which could also possibly pave a way for LEED® certification of the project.
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) is a method of assessing project alternatives that meet the same performance requirements, but have different initial costs and life-cycle costs (electricity, gas, oil, water, repair, maintenance, taxes...). By providing complete financial picture of the project and comparing incremental costs and benefits of the alternatives over their lifetime (e.g. purchase and usage of more expensive but highly-efficient HVAC equipment to purchase and usage of less expensive but low-efficient one, or purchase of more expensive but energy saving low-E glazing system to purchase of regular single-pane windows), client can confidently make selection of the alternative that not only maximizes net savings and financial return, but also reduces investment risk by providing a more complete picture of the future expenses.
One of the main reasons for the project delays and increased construction costs are errors and omissions in the construction documents. To assure timely and economical project flow, we provide quality control (peer review) and quality assurance for mechanical (HVAC), electrical, plumbing and fire protection design and construction documents. We check for appropriate coordination between design disciplines (the owner, architect, structural engineer, civil engineer, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, plumbing and fire protection engineer), determining errors and omissions and inconsistencies in the design. We also check for equipment capacities and system flow rates (load and hydraulic calculations), general constructability, and ductwork and pipe sizes. Basic requirements for building department filing and building code compliance are also examined. A thorough and effective review of project documents assure our clients that their money and time are efficiently and wisely spent.
For a project to progress on schedule, it requires all the permits to be timely obtained and all the paperwork to be properly filled and filed with the authority having jurisdiction. This is why we go a step further, and beyond providing our clients with the construction documents and all required calculations, we also generate all required forms, file them with and get approvals from the authorities having jurisdiction. This seamless service provides no time lapses and delays, and assures our clients that the design process is transitioned smoothly into the construction phase. Engineering work requires broad outlook beyond the engineering field, and this is exactly what Sustainable Engineering Studio PLLC is good at.
SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING STUDIO PLLC
3616 24th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11103
P 646.580.4002
F 646.580.4005
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